Beechford vs George Town

George Town is the younger of the two, with a median age of 45 against 59 in Beechford. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Beechford, most households are people living alone. In George Town, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Beechford tends to suit people living alone and older residents.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

George Town

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (8 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (4 vs 0)
  • But Beechford has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 87%)

Weighs schools, house stock, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Beechford

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (13% vs 23%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

George Town

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (36% vs 12%)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Beechford

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (193 min vs 210 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (257.4 km vs 260 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Beechford

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (37% vs 24%)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.

Investors

Beechford

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (23.3% vs 4.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Beechford and George Town drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Beechford George Town
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Beechford George Town
Walkability 0 / 0
Beechford — Walkability: 0/100 George Town — Walkability: 0/100
Low fire risk 31 / 42
Beechford — Low fire risk: 31/100 George Town — Low fire risk: 42/100

Demographics

George Town has more residents (4,536 vs 111); Beechford skews older (59 vs 45).

Beechford George Town
Population 111 4,536
+3986% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +23.3% +4.3%
Median age 59 45
Median household income $53,612/yr
+13% vs other
 $46,852/yr
Median weekly rent $210/wk $220/wk
+5% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Beechford George Town
0-4 — / 4.9%
Beechford — 0-4: not among its largest George Town — 0-4: 4.9%
5-14 2.7% / 13.0%
Beechford — 5-14: 2.7% George Town — 5-14: 13.0%
15-19 — / 6.0%
Beechford — 15-19: not among its largest George Town — 15-19: 6.0%
20-24 — / 4.9%
Beechford — 20-24: not among its largest George Town — 20-24: 4.9%
25-34 4.5% / 10.5%
Beechford — 25-34: 4.5% George Town — 25-34: 10.5%
35-44 10.8% / 10.4%
Beechford — 35-44: 10.8% George Town — 35-44: 10.4%
45-54 19.8% / 11.6%
Beechford — 45-54: 19.8% George Town — 45-54: 11.6%
55-64 19.8% / 14.6%
Beechford — 55-64: 19.8% George Town — 55-64: 14.6%
65-74 25.2% / 14.7%
Beechford — 65-74: 25.2% George Town — 65-74: 14.7%
75-84 11.7% / 7.5%
Beechford — 75-84: 11.7% George Town — 75-84: 7.5%
85+ — / 2.2%
Beechford — 85+: not among its largest George Town — 85+: 2.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Beechford 56.7% lone person
Beechford — Lone Person: 56.7% Beechford — Couple Families: 33.3% Beechford — One Parent Families: 10.0% Beechford — Group Household: 0.0% Beechford — Other Families: 0.0%
George Town 47.1% lone person
George Town — Lone Person: 47.1% George Town — Couple Families: 27.2% George Town — One Parent Families: 21.3% George Town — Group Household: 3.4% George Town — Other Families: 0.9%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Beechford 11.5% renting
Beechford — Owned Outright: 59.6% Beechford — Mortgage: 28.8% Beechford — Renting: 11.5%
George Town 35.6% renting
George Town — Owned Outright: 39.3% George Town — Mortgage: 25.1% George Town — Renting: 35.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Beechford George Town
New Zealand 8.1% / 1.1%
Beechford — New Zealand: 8.1% George Town — New Zealand: 1.1%
England 2.7% / 4.4%
Beechford — England: 2.7% George Town — England: 4.4%
Scotland — / 0.6%
Beechford — Scotland: not among its largest George Town — Scotland: 0.6%
Netherlands — / 0.6%
Beechford — Netherlands: not among its largest George Town — Netherlands: 0.6%
Nepal — / 0.5%
Beechford — Nepal: not among its largest George Town — Nepal: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (8.1%).

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Beechford George Town
Certificate III & IV 19.8% / 16.8%
Beechford — Certificate III & IV: 19.8% George Town — Certificate III & IV: 16.8%
Bachelor Degree 9.0% / 3.8%
Beechford — Bachelor Degree: 9.0% George Town — Bachelor Degree: 3.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.3% / 4.3%
Beechford — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.3% George Town — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.3%
Postgraduate Degree 3.6% / 1.1%
Beechford — Postgraduate Degree: 3.6% George Town — Postgraduate Degree: 1.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 0.8%
Beechford — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest George Town — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Beechford 100.0% houses
Beechford — Houses: 100.0% Beechford — Townhouses: 0.0% Beechford — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
George Town 86.8% houses
George Town — Houses: 86.8% George Town — Townhouses: 11.2% George Town — Flats / Apartments: 2.1%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Beechford George Town
Median house price $426,000 $460,000
Median unit price — $451,500
Median land price — $145,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 27 days
from 67 sales

Zoning mix

Beechford has more rural and farming land (89% vs 69%); George Town has more industrially zoned land (13% vs 0%).

Beechford George Town
Rural and farming 89% 69%
Industrial 0% 13%
Environmental 8% 9%
Residential 3% 4%
Infrastructure and transport 0% 3%
Parks and recreation 1%
same for both
Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09.

Development activity

Beechford George Town
New dwellings approved 67
across George Town
same for both
Approvals change year on year +25%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Beechford George Town
Houses — 4.6%
$460/wk on $519K
Units — 2.1%
$280/wk on $700K

Ranking within TAS

Beechford George Town
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 26% of TAS Higher than 16% of TAS
Schools — Higher than 16% of TAS
Walkability Higher than 27% of TAS Higher than 49% of TAS
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 78% of TAS Higher than 11% of TAS
NBN connectivity Higher than 57% of TAS Higher than 95% of TAS
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 69% of TAS
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 2% of TAS

Liveability

Beechford George Town
Grade — D
Score — 19/100
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
same for both

Risk profile

Beechford carries more bushfire risk (69 vs 58).

Beechford George Town
Bushfire Moderate
69/100
 Moderate
58/100
Crime Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion Moderate
58/100
 Moderate
50/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
 3
within 5 km

Schools

Beechford George Town
Inside the suburb 0 4
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 2
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Beechford

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in George Town

  • South George Town Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Star of the Sea Catholic College Catholic · Combined at peers
  • Port Dalrymple School Government · Combined below peers
  • Indie School - Devonport (George Town Campus) Independent · Secondary · Special school

Amenities in the suburb

Beechford George Town
Supermarkets 0 2
Cafes & restaurants 0 7
Parks & reserves 0 8
Childcare 0 1
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 0 2
Hospitals 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 2
Fuel stations 0 1
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 0 11

Mobility

George Town sits further from the CBD (260 km vs 257.4 km).

Beechford George Town
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Hobart 257.4 km 260 km
+1% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 193 min 210 min
Electric vehicle share 0.9%
postcode 7252
 0.3%
postcode 7253
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 43
postcode 7252
 30
postcode 7253

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Beechford George Town
Car (driver) 77.1% / 83.3%
Beechford — Car (driver): 77.1% George Town — Car (driver): 83.3%
Walked Only 14.3% / 4.1%
Beechford — Walked Only: 14.3% George Town — Walked Only: 4.1%
Worked from Home 8.6% / 5.8%
Beechford — Worked from Home: 8.6% George Town — Worked from Home: 5.8%
Car (passenger) — / 5.6%
Beechford — Car (passenger): not among its largest George Town — Car (passenger): 5.6%
Bus — / 0.6%
Beechford — Bus: not among its largest George Town — Bus: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (83.3%).

Setting

Beechford George Town
Elevation 81 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 94 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 1.5 km 6.7 km

NBN connectivity

Beechford George Town
Connectivity score 30/100 99/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
99 premises
 99%
2,618 premises

Climate

Beechford George Town
Annual rainfall 676 mm 698 mm
Summer max (Jan) 24.5°C 21.6°C
Winter min (Jul) 3.1°C 5.1°C

Council rates

Beechford George Town
Average residential rate $1,438/yr
same for both
Council George Town
same for both

Federal electorate

Beechford George Town
Division Bass
same for both
Member Jess Teesdale
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Beechford George Town
Grant amount $20,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Beechford

Coastal Retirees Rural

George Town

Acreage Affordable

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